The best gift I’ve ever gotten came from a friend about two weeks after Hurricane Irene ripped through the Hudson Valley. We’d lost the bridge to our home and were…
Though hardly a scrooge by anyone’s realistic standards, I’ve never been an all-in for Christmas kind of guy. So, yeah, it always annoys me a bit when the official start…
Here’s the thing about Patricia Clarkson: She makes people happy. To wit, when our team at The Mountains was mulling over possible cover options for this issue, we were hoping…
When I was a kid, this was the time of year when Perry Como, America’s favorite crooning dad and ex-barber (Google him if you must) would sing “Oh, there’s no…
If you’ve ever spent a holiday season in the mountains, you know the party circuit moves fast. One night it’s a roaring fire in Woodstock, NY, the next it’s a…
During the holidays I must confess to absolutely loving a proper eggnog—the kind that requires separating yolks from whites, whisking, folding and chilling overnight with enough bourbon, rum and Cognac…
When winter rolls around, I always get the itch to go play in the snow. Despite being far removed now from Chicago winters, the first snowfall always reminds me of…
The Barn: RHONY’s Heather Thomson Leaves Her Mark By Sean McAlindin As you drive around a sweeping corner on Route 23 in Egremont, MA, it’s hiding quietly, right there. Known…
Olana, the former home of Hudson River School painter Frederic Church in Greenport, NY, is a New York State Historic Site and public park. Set on a breathtaking 250-acre estate,…
